Audra R Coppa

Audra R. Coppa serves as a Contract Specialist within the FA7000 10 Cons Lgc under the Department of the Air Force, where she plays a pivotal role in executing mission-critical acquisitions to sustain aerospace research, cadet training, and facility modernization at the U.S. Air Force Academy. She manages the full lifecycle of procurement actions for precision instrumentation, laboratory equipment, and specialized technical systems essential to maintaining cutting-edge analytical capabilities. Her acquisitions directly support scientific readiness and operational excellence, requiring deep technical understanding of high-accuracy measuring devices, data acquisition systems, and laboratory infrastructure. Coppa ensures compliance with federal acquisition regulations while aligning contract outcomes with the agency’s strategic priorities in advanced technical education and research support. Coppa maintains consistent working relationships with a focused group of contractors including SAWASAWA LLC, BERNARD CAP, LLC, TEAL DRONES INC, BRANSCOME OPERATING, LLC, and LAVISION, INC. These vendors provide specialized technical solutions ranging from drone-based data collection systems to high-resolution imaging and calibration equipment. Her contracting approach emphasizes performance-based outcomes, technical validation, and long-term service support, fostering collaborative partnerships with firms that demonstrate proven expertise in aerospace and laboratory environments. She prioritizes vendors with demonstrated capability in delivering mission-essential hardware and software systems under stringent quality and compliance standards. Coppa’s procurement portfolio reflects a balanced commitment to socioeconomic programs, with 50% of her awards structured as 8(a) competed contracts and the remaining 50% issued under no set-aside authority. This pattern underscores her strategic use of 8(a) certification to promote small business growth while maintaining flexibility to source highly specialized capabilities from non-set-aside vendors when technical requirements demand it. Her approach ensures robust small business participation without compromising mission-critical performance needs. Her primary procurement focus is exclusively under NAICS 236220, Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, reflecting her specialization in integrating advanced technical systems into facility infrastructure. She procures turnkey construction and renovation services that embed laboratory-grade instrumentation, environmental controls, and data infrastructure into academic and research buildings, requiring deep coordination between construction contractors and technical equipment suppliers to deliver fully functional, mission-ready facilities.